Hey fellow children of the 80's...anyone still have or listen to vinyl records? I have a ton, but no working record player at the moment. I found a stack of cool 80's and earlier vinyl at a yard sale yesterday and couldn't pass them up...since the guy gave them to me for free! ^_^ Most of them look to be in good playing condition...er not too many noticeably deep scratches. However, some of them are extremely dirty. I mean, there are varying degrees of filth...from slightly dusty, to moldy to having paper (I'm assuming from the sleeve) stuck in clumps on the actual vinyl. So...anyone got any good cleaning tips? Please? :yoda

There is a webpage with some recipes for cleaning solutions
cleaning lp's

You might find something useful there.
I'd suggest starting on a record that you don't care if you ruin it! :o
Good luck :carebear

Hmmm, thanks, Amy. I checked out that site and I'll have to try the distilled water, alcohol and dishsoap method, since that seems to be the simplist approach. :D

Hey, I meant to ask you what records you got. Anything we might know?

:D You might know some of them. I got quite a bit of them for my mom, but I'm keeping some things.

Let's see:
John Denver's greatest hits and Windsong :)
Magical Mystery Tour :)
Moody Blues (x2) :)
Bob Dylan (x3) :)
Hall and Oats :)
Air Supply :)
Fleetwood Mac :)
Barbara Streisand :)
Duran Duran :)
Kenny Rogers greatest hits :)
John Lennon (x2) :)
The Muppet Movie soundtrack :)
We are the World :)
You're In Love Charlie Brown :)
Elton John (that 80's one with I'm still standin' on it) :)
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Deja Vu :)
Tom Waits :)
Quarterflash take another picture :)
America greatest hits :)
Tommy by The Who soundtrack :) excellent condition!
Linda Ronstadt :)
Michael Jackson Thriller :)

Those were all for me, I got my mom:

Kenny Rogers (x2)
Bruce Springsteen (x2)
Neil Young (x4)
The Eagles
Rod Stewart
Linda Rondstadt
Alabama
Black Oak Arkansas
John Cougar Mellencamp
The Age of Aquarius the 5th Dimension
Bette Midler
Jackson Browne
Helen Reddy
Poco (?)
Joe Cocker
Billy Joel (x2)
Crystal Gayle
The Beatles...meet the beatles
Phil Collins
Huey Lewis and the News
Jimmy Hendrix

So, you see worth saving. :) They seem to be in good shape, though some of the sleeves and jackets will have to be thrown out and I now NEED a working turntable. :D

Awesome. I see why you took them...for free! Can't beat that!
Check out this sitecovers

You can make your own album covers for the ones that need it. It may take a bit of work, but it could be fun. Joey spends a lot of time making our DVD covers and they turn out great...just like from the store.